Teaching has always been
my passion, it’s in my heart.
The School of Graduate and
Professional Studies nursing
programs changed my life.
I was able to easily transition
into a nurse educator position
because of the professors
I had as role models.
Shelia Murphy

Assistant Professor of Nursing at
Anne Arundel Community College
RN to BS in Nursing, 2009
MS in Nursing, 2012

Stevenson University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies
offers quality bachelor’s and master’s programs designed to fit the
busy lifestyle of working adults. Established in 1947, Stevenson has
a long history of providing students an affordable, private education.
Learn more about Shelia’s story at stevenson.edu/passion

Thinking of
drinking through
the election
returns on Tues
when it hit me hey! I own a liquor store.
incredible grasp of the obvious
:)
@TowsonWine

Anybody else beginning to
suspect that this entire election cycle has been fixed...
...by SNL?
@RC_Towson

just seen a “Trump 2016
Hilary 4 Prison” sign on
campus so Towson officially
a PWI again
@kendreezy__

4

Opinion

November 8, 2016

So you want to We need to check our behavior
learn about sex?
CODY BOTELER
Editor-in-Chief
@codyboteler

File photo by Sarah Hugel/ The Towerlight
The Counseling Center offers a Sexual Assault Peer Educator, or SAPE,
program, wherein students can learn about sex, consent and resources for survivors in order to spread that knowledge to other students.

Earlier this semester, I wrote
about consent and sexual violence
prevention. I discussed some ways
we can all participate in bystander
intervention, such as simply being
aware of your surroundings if/when
you throw a party.
While I tried to squeeze as many
methods, tips and resources into that
article as I could, there are just so
many that no one article could explain
all of them thoroughly and fully.
If you’re interested in becoming
more educated about consent, sex
positivity, bystander intervention
and resources for survivors, then
look no further.
I’m proud to say that Towson
offers a program in which students
can become a Sexual Assault Peer
Educator (SAPE). The program
will offer those who apply in-depth
training on the aforementioned
subjects as well as the means to
go out into the TU community and
educate others.
In order to apply, you must be
an undergraduate student with at
least one year left on campus with
a passion for positive change. You
can apply at towson.edu/counseling/peered/sexualassault/application.html BY DECEMBER 1. If you
have any questions, contact kailahcarden@towson.edu.
This program is fantastic. The
best way to make a change is to

educate oneself and then help others gain access to the proper tools
and information so that they, too,
can educate themselves. That’s
exactly what you’ll be doing if you
choose to be a SAPE.
It would also look really good on
a resume. Just sayin’.
I know there are times that we
care so deeply about an issue but feel
lost in a seeming inability to actually
make a difference. We read an article,
hear a news report or even listen
to our friends as they recount how
sexual violence has changed the life
of yet another survivor.
We sit there in rage and sadness, feeling stuck in a society that
forces us to accept sexual violence
as a part of it’s inner workings.
Our education system fails us, our
media fails us, and our legal system
fails us.
I know that tear-jerking frustration because I feel it constantly.
This program alone won’t change
the way our society works, but it
will change the environment of
our university and our community,
which is a damn good start. This
program makes the statement that
Towson University does not tolerate
sexual violence.
Making a difference isn’t something that happens instantly or
overnight. Change happens in
steps. Tiny, tiny steps. The tiniest
steps. By simply applying, you are
taking a step toward ending sexual
violence. Seriously. What are you
waiting for?

I don’t know, man. I don’t know. It’s
Election Day 2016. Millions of people
are casting their ballot after a violent,
loud and frustrating campaign season.
I don’t know what’s left to think or
write or worry about. I know that I’m
exhausted. I know that I’m frustrated
that the DNC worked with the Clinton
campaign to push Bernie Sanders aside.
I know I’m disgusted by things that
Donald Trump has said about women—
you know, like the whole bragging
about sexually assaulting them thing.
I’m tired of claims of conspiracy and
rigged elections that undermine our
very democracy. I’m tired of the press
being vilified at Trump rallies and I’m
disgusted by shirts and slogans that
“jokingly” advocate for lynching.
I’m exhausted. This campaign season has been like running a marathon
through a swamp that’s littered with
broken glass. I’m scared that we’ll
wake up after this election a country
that’s divided—divided not by differing

policy ideas and opinions on how we
should address the problems of our
day, but divided by false narratives,
conspiracy theories and outright lies.
I’m not happy with either of the
major candidates, but I’m even more
unhappy with how the electorate
has behaved this year. How have we
reached a point where we call for
locking up political opponents? Where
we talk about not accepting election
results? Where we disparage and
unfriend and block people for differing
political opinions?
I’m rambling at this point and it’s
because I honestly don’t know what’s
left to be said. I’m trying to think of
something poignant, or at least meaningful, because it’s almost the election
and it feels like the right thing to do.
But instead, I’m sitting at my
desk, amazed at how good Spotify’s
“Discover Weekly” playlist is, and terrified at what the nation might look like
a couple of days from now.
Nobody should be locked up for
their political views—least of all not
somebody who has been cleared by
the FBI twice. Nobody should call for

someone’s death or for mob violence
or for forceful recounts of election
results. I am in disbelief that we’ve
reached this point as a nation.
If you haven’t yet, go vote. It’s one
of the most meaningful ways to make
sure our government hears your voice.
If you’ve given in to apocalyptic
rhetoric, well, I can’t say I blame you.
This election feels like the end of the
world. But I’d ask that you try to consider that, even after the presidential
election, life will go on.
So, if you see a Trump voter after
election day, don’t call her an ignorant, woman-hating fascist. If you
see a Clinton supporter, don’t call
him an establishment shill. Instead,
please, remember that, at the end
of the day, there’s more that connects us than divides us. At the end
of the day, people on both sides are
just trying to do what they think is
best for their community, their lives
and their country.
Let’s not do any more vilifying
than we already have. Let’s not kick
and scream and accuse. Let’s start to
heal—for the sake of our democracy.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

The tranquility of The Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, captured by Arts &
Life Associate Editor Kristin Helf this weekend. Have a photo you want to submit? Email
senior@thetowerlight.com with your name, the photo and a brief description.

My methodology is simple. I look at the
polls nationally and in each swing state and
apply other factors like state demographics,
past polling errors and unique candidate qualities to predict how far off the polls will be.
My predictions are generally made under the
assumption that Clinton will slightly out-perform the polls, by approximately two percentage points. She has a better get-out-the-vote
effort than Donald Trump and the polls were
about three points off in favor of Republican
Mitt Romney in 2012, showing a one point
race in what turned out to be a four point victory for Democratic President Barack Obama.
I also predict that third party candidates
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will somewhat
under-perform compared to their poll numbers, as is typical in Presidential elections.
My prediction is a decisive 4.9 percent
Clinton victory nationwide, with the Democrat

taking all swing states
except Ohio, Iowa,
Arizona and Georgia
which I predict will go
to Trump. The closest
states should be North
Carolina, Florida, Ohio and
Arizona.
Other things to watch:
- Competitive Gubernatorial Elections
in North Carolina, Indiana, New
Hampshire, Missouri, West Virginia,
Montana and Vermont.
- State Legislative Chambers in all states
except Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi and New Jersey are holding elections
- Ballot Measures including marijuana legalization in California, Massachusetts, Maine,
Nevada and Arizona.

This election season has been an awful,
depressing slog, hasn’t it? We’ve seen
buildings burned to the ground, swastikas
spray-painted all over the country and
countless people sent to the hospital. If
that’s how we’re feeling before the election, I implore everyone to stop this trend
after the election is over.
By the time this paper comes out, a
president will be elected within 24 hours.
No matter which candidate wins, please, for
the sake of our society, curb the violence.
You can get mad. You can get disgusted,
but violence will do no good. Throwing
riots won’t change the election results,
and it isn’t nearly within the bounds of
the First Amendment’s freedom of expression. I know many people on each side
think the other candidate is apocalyptic,
but throwing bottles of urine or flaming
alcohol won’t make the situation any better. And yes, I’ve seen both thrown from
supporters from each camp.
If you truly worry about the future of
this nation, please remember that the
president isn’t our overlord. We have
many other institutions of power, such
as the House and Senate, as well as the
Supreme Court, that check and balance
the president. And yes, while the president can decide who the ninth Supreme
Court Justice is, and your ballots
also determine who goes into
the House and Senate, we
must abide by the law
of the land and know
that the people truly
wanted this.
If it’s any consolation, know that you
voted for who you truly
thought would be the best
option for the country. And if
you didn’t get it your way, you can vote
again in just four years.

Attorney Rabia Chaudry, a
public advocate for Adnan Syed,
the focus of the “Serial” podcast,
railed against the criminal justice
system’s wrongful conviction rate
and common media portrayals of
Muslims Thursday night, during a
discussion of advocacy and social
media in the Center for the Arts.
“The initial coverage of media
comes from the state narrative,”
she said. “We’re not challenging
them because the media isn’t challenging them. We’re just told.”
Chaudry, who argues that Syed
was wrongfully convicted of the
murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae
Min Lee, served as the impetus
behind the first season of Sarah
Koenig’s podcast, “Serial,” which
analyzed Syed’s case. Syed, who
was convicted of first degree murder in 2000, was granted a retrial
in June.
Founder of the Safe Nation
Collaborative, a countering violent
extremism (CVE) training firm,
Chaudry said media bias against
the Muslim community played a
role in Syed’s original conviction.
She cited a memo from The Enehey
Group, whom the prosecution consulted for Syed’s trial. The memo
reported on so-called Islamic ideals that the prosecution used to
establish Syed’s background and
supposed motive for killing Lee.
Chaudry noted how the prosecution used a scarf that Syed bought
for Lee as a gift to claim that he
was marking “his territory” and
that he killed her after they broke
up as a way of defending “his
honor.”
She said stereotypes like these
are not just false, but they’re dangerous for the Muslim community.
Islamophobia has escalated since
9/11, but Chaudry said she has
long been isolated for being a
Muslim American.
Born in Pakistan and raised
in small town America, Chaudry
remembers not feeling comfortable enough to bring her usual
lunch—leftover curry on sandwich
bread—to school because it was
considered “weird.” Instead, she
ate alone at home after school
while watching Oprah.
As a Jennings Randolph Senior
Fellow at the U.S. Institute of

Peace, Chaudry researches the
intersection of religion and violent extremism. She said she has
constantly been pressed to choose
between being an American first
or a Muslim first. For her, both
are equally important parts of her
identity.
She said 80 percent of media
coverage referring to Muslims/
Islam is related to terrorism. That
overwhelmingly negative perception of Muslims has made older
generations wary of Syed bringing
shame, or worse, to the Muslim
community.
But Chaudry said she is seeing
a change with younger generations. She said young Muslims
have come up to her and thanked
her for “talking about [Syed] as a
human being.”
Programs like “Serial” and
Netf lix
documentary
series
“Making a Murderer” have
breathed life into old cases and
led to investigations into possible
wrongful convictions.
“The kind of public awareness
and scrutiny that can come from
something like ‘Serial’ or ‘Making
a Murderer,’ it has profound
impacts on actual cases,” she said.
Still, Chaudry believes that the
only way to create real, constructive change is through ongoing
advocacy and holding public officials accountable.
Junior criminal justice major
Jenyce Baytops and Elizabeth
Casillas, a forensic science major,
said they listened to “Serial” as
part of their criminal investigation
class.
“I think it’s just sad that so
many people are wrongfully convicted … That’s time you can’t get
back. If you have family and kids,
you’re missing them growing up,”
Baytops said.
Casillas said that she hopes to
verify that all evidence is tested
thoroughly so that incomplete or
improper testing does not result in
wrongful convictions.
“If I can do that through science, that’s my way of making a
contribution,” she said.
In order to mend injustices,
Chaudry said people must first
acknowledge their biases and be
open to conversation.
“We have to find more creative ways of showing people ‘the
other’ rather than telling them,”
Chaudry said.

Sam Shelton/ The Towerlight
(Top): Rabia Chaudry is the author of “Adnan’s Story,” which presents new evidence in Syed’s case and
argues that he was wrongfully convicted. Syed was convicted of first degree murder in 2000 following
the death of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. (Bottom): Rabia Chaudry speaks to a student during a book
signing following her presentation. Chaudry spoke to students on campus Nov. 3 at the CFA building.

Chaudry’s podcast “Undisclosed” airs every Monday at 6 p.m. EST.
Its second season is exploring the conviction of Georgia man Joey Watkins,
who was sentenced to life in prison in July 2000 for murder.

8

News

November 8, 2016

Ehrlich rejects safe spaces

Claim “antithetical to what college is about”

Nov. 2: At Glen Garage, a commuter student assaulted another commuter student and took the victim’s phone.
Nov. 1: In the Glen Woods, a commuter student was cited for a CDS
violation.
Oct. 28: At Tower A, a resident student was referred to OSCCE for
possessing a “stun gun”
Oct. 27: At Tower B, two resident students were cited for CDS
violation.
Oct. 27: At the University Union, a resident student had their property taken after leaving it unattended.
Oct. 27: At the Glen Complex, a non-affiliate did not pay for a taxi
service, but payment was satisfied by another person.
Oct. 25: At Linthicum Hall, a commuter student had her property
taken after leaving it unattended.
Oct. 23: At Millennium Hall, a resident student had unwanted contact from another student via telephone and in person.
Oct. 23: At Newell Ave., a resident student was robbed at knife point
near Scarborough Hall.

Oct. 22: At Johnny Unitas Stadium, an unknown person took
several items from a vendor.
Oct. 21: At Paca House, two resident students were involved in a
physical altercation.
Oct. 20: At the Liberal Arts building, an unknown person drew an
anti-religious symbol on an object in the bathroom.
Oct. 20: At the University Union, a contract employee assaulted
another employee after a verbal confrontation.
Oct. 19: At the University Union, a commuter student had his bike
taken after it was secured with a faulty lock.
Oct. 19: At Cook Library, a commuter student had property taken
after leaving it unattended.
Oct. 19: At Towsontown Garage, a contract employee returned
property after taking it from a resident student.
Oct. 14: At Prettyman Hall, a resident student and a non-affiliate were
cited for a CDS violation.
Oct. 12: At Barton House, a resident student was cited for a CDS
violation.
The Towerlight’s “Police Blotter” is a representative sample of crimes occurring
on and off campus. The blotter is not intended to be all inclusive.
For a list of all crime reports, visit www.towson.edu/police.

Towson University doesn’t have any
official policies on “trigger warnings”
or institution-wide “safe spaces,” like
some colleges and universities do.
Towson does have, however, a portal
to report hate speech or action online—
an effort that ramped up after a student-led occupation of the President’s
office last fall.
Some professors include “trigger
warnings” in their syllabi while others
disparage the very idea of them as
limiting academic freedom.
Richard Vatz, a professor of rhetoric and communication at TU, has
expressed a belief that trigger warnings on syllabi may limit or endanger academic freedom. Last week,
Vatz continued a TU tradition of
hosting former Maryland Gov. Bob
Ehrlich on campus.
Ehrlich, a Republican who was governor from 2003 to 2007. He competed
against Gov. Martin O’Malley in 2010
but lost. In 2012, he was the chairman for Mitt Romney’s Maryland campaign. And, at least while he was on
campus, Ehrlich was also a vocal and
clear opponent of “trigger warnings”
or “safe spaces” on a college campus.
“But I did go to college in the 70s,

and I lived through the Civil Rights
movement, the women’s movement,
the anti-war movement, some of the
great movements of our day,” Ehrich
said. “My whole life has sort of been
around protest. Particularly my younger years. Fast forward to now. I read
about speech codes and safe zones
and trigger warnings. And this anti-intellectual garbage that you’re being fed
because some of you have been taught
that, some of you, if you’re Irish you
see a potato, you’ll think of the famine
and, ‘oh no I’m offended.’ What is
this? What is this?”
Ehrlich pleaded with the students
in the room to reject the idea that they
need “safe spaces,” or “speech codes”
and “trigger warnings.”
“You can’t have a speech code, and
you can’t have a safe zone in the private sector,” Ehrlich said. “Try it. See
if you get a job!”
Advocates of trigger warnings and
safe spaces say that they’re important
because they can warn students who
might have certain life experiences
that difficult topics may be coming up.
Ehrlich called them “antithetical to
what college is all about.”
During the presentation, Towson
University Presidential Scholar Nancy
Grasmick called the idea of trigger
warnings and safe spaces “anti-intellectual.” Grasmick, who also affirmed

when Ehrlich said they were “antiFirst Amendment,” did not respond
to a request for comment.
During the presentation, Vatz said
he wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump
and said that Ehrlich, whom he called
“the finest governor Maryland has
ever had,” would have made “an
excellent nominee for president.”
Ehrlich compared this election
to golf, saying that it isn’t “a game
of perfect.” And, even though he’s
voting for Trump, there are some
things that the candidate has said
that he can’t defend.
“But you’re certainly not going to
ask me to defend Hillary Clinton, I’ve
been offended by the Clintons for 30
years,” Ehrlich said.
Before ranting against safe spaces
and advocating for academic freedom
and intellectual rigor, Ehrlich challenged the audience by talking about
how the two main candidates have
used different political rhetoric.
He got the class to discuss whether
or not the claims the candidates were
making were objective or subjective,
whether they were base builders or
base extenders, and how effective the
claims were.
Vatz has reliably invited Ehrlich
to speak to his classes about political rhetoric every semester for over
two decades.

News

November 8, 2016

9

TU hits carbon reduction goal VentureStorm helps
start-up developers
At Friday’s Presidents’ Climate
Commitment Committee meeting,
Planning and Sustainability Manager
Patricia Watson said that Towson
has already reached its goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 25 percent
by 2020 but cautioned that it could
increase again.
“As we grow as an institution
we’re going to have more commuters,
and unless we offer opportunities
where they can live close affordably,
that might string some of our data,”
Watson said. “The second thing
is, every time we add a building or
increase our size we’re adding [to our
carbon footprint.]”
The primary goal of the ACUPCC
is to reduce Towson’s carbon footprint through the Climate Action Plan,
which was signed by former Towson
president Robert Caret. The action
plan includes short and long term
goals that the committee is planning
to facilitate in order to reach certain percent milestones of reducing

Towson’s carbon footprint.
The committee is made up of
primary faculty members including
professors and representatives from
the Department of Auxiliary Services
and the Office of Civic Engagement
and Leadership.

“

You talk to a lot of
people, and a lot of
people say they’re
really for it, and they
agree...and then
their own personal
habits don’t reflect
that.
PAM MOONEY
Parking & Transportation

It also includes student Eco-Reps,
who help educate students on different
ways to reduce their carbon footprint
on campus. One of the projects the
committee has been discussing is alternative transportation options

One plan is to connect Towson shuttles to the MTA buses as Towson Row
in uptown Towson continues to grow
and expand through the future.
They also discussed making uptown
Towson easier to access for pedestrians
by using bridges. Having fewer vehicles on campus would help to reduce
Towson’s carbon footprint, according
to the committee.
Committee members discussed that
many students take the shuttle even
when it’s feasible to walk, with 50
percent of shuttle ridership coming
from West Village residents, according
to Associate Vice President of Auxiliary
Services Daniel Slattery.
“You talk to a lot of people, and a lot
of people say they’re really for it, and
they agree, and they think [sustainability] is great, and then their own
personal habits don’t reflect that,”
Director of Parking and Transportation
Pam Mooney said.
The committee also works with students, Eco-Reps and others, in doing
projects to get more student awareness
and involvement. Upcoming events
include a Towson Run stream clean
up, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12.

Founders of a website aimed at
connecting entrepreneurs with web
developers shared their company’s
origin story during the College of
Business and Economics’ final
“Fireside Chat” Nov. 4.
VentureStorm founders Tyler
Denk and Taylor Johnson spoke
on the company’s founding and its
progress since its early days. The
concept for the company came from
when Denk and Johnson met in
class at the University of Maryland,
College Park. They came up with
the idea of a music-sharing app, but
had a hard time finding developers
to work on it. By using Google
Docs, they were able to get 30
developers to sign up to work with
them. Soon, they developed a basic
website for the company.
On the site, they added the ability to upload and download Google
Docs, along with other collabora-

tion options.
These collaborative features were
added because they thought they
would be good for users to keep in
contact with people who they had
worked with on projects. However,
they found that their users were
not taking advantage of the feature,
so they decided to scrap it.
According to Denk and Johnson,
their mistake was that they tried to
be a “one stop shop” for everything
and didn’t ask customers for their
input first.
They used a company named
Javazone as an example to show
the benefits of customer input and
feedback. The company started out
by selling one type of coffee, but
after hearing feedback from customers, they expanded to serving
several types.
This was the last Fireside Chat of
the semester. The series was sponsored by the Student Launch Pad
and the entrepreneurship minor
and ran from Sept. 2 to Nov. 4.

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From Monday, Oct. 31 to Thursday,
Nov. 3, a group of red-robed Tibetan
monks hovered around a table in the
center of the Union, meticulously
scraping down grains of sand while
chants bellowed from the speakers
around them.
The monks used scrapers, or
“chak-pur,” among other tools, to
create a mandala: an artistic tradition in Tantric Buddhism that
symbolizes the universe in perfect
harmony and balance.
“We are traveling to different parts
of the country mainly to present
the Tibetan cultural tradition that
we preserve [from] many years ago,
to [let people] know the value of
the tradition we have preserved,”
Mystical Arts of Tibet spokesman
Tanzing Phunchog said.
The artistic process began at noon
on Monday with an opening ceremony that involved chanting, the blowing of horns and the blessing of the
space in the Union where the monks,
visiting from South India’s Drepung
Loseling Monastery, would work for
four days to create the mandala.
“It’s a ritual, a sacred calling
of the Buddha and everything he
embodies. If you invoke him, then
that’s supposed to bring peace and
conflict-resolution to the space and
people in the space,” Asian Arts
& Culture Center Director Joanna
Pecore said.
The Mystical Arts of Tibet last
came to Towson in 2010. Pecore
decided that this semester was “the
right time and place,” to bring
them back, since the Asian Arts &
Culture Center is currently displaying a Chinese Folk Pottery exhibit
in the Center for the Arts’ Asian
Arts Gallery.
The exhibit focuses on pottery
from different minority groups in
China, one of which is the Tibetan
people of China’s Yunnan province.
“It’s the total, perfect fulfillment
of our mission--to create cross-cultural dialogue,” Pecore said. “So even
though they’re from Tibet, they’re
addressing something that’s a universal need. And they address it in
this way where it’s going to engage

people in discussion.”
During the monks’ four days on
campus, they hosted three lectures
to teach students about the Tibetan
Buddhist culture: Monday night’s
“The Ancient Art of Healing,”
Tuesday night’s “Tibet Today:
the History of a Diaspora,” and
Wednesday’s “Opening the Heart:
Arousing the Mind of Universal
Kindness.”
Religious studies minor Blaire
Ferry attended the opening and closing ceremonies for the mandala and
the “Art of Healing” lecture. She
says she is really interested in the
Tibetan Buddhist culture and shares
many of its values.
“It was incredible. Such an amazing representation of how we can
come together as a community to
send healing and blessing into the
world,” she said. “It was so incredible
because it’s something that’s really
needed...You have to look inward to
find your own happiness.”
The lectures were presented
in the Tibetan language by Musa
Tulka, one of the monks, and translated by Phunchog.
During Wednesday night’s lecture,
Tulka discussed how to open one’s
heart to universal love and compassion. The key to loving others is loving oneself first, he said, but he cautioned the audience against allowing
self-love to turn into egotism.
Tulka also expressed that in order
to achieve true happiness, everyone must understand their own consciousness and recognize that while
there are both light and dark aspects
of human nature, we are all inherently good. Mental health, he said, is
just as important as physical health.
“In ancient times, people didn’t
have physical health, but they were
mentally healthy,” Phunchog said,
translating for Tulka. “With all the
war in the past 200 years, it’s not
like that anymore.”
Anger, Tulka said, only harms
the mind.
Freshman Jordan Stewart, who
attended all the seminars out of personal interest, felt she “could take
something away from each one.”
“I liked the idea of trying to rid
yourself of negative thoughts in
order to achieve this universal mindset of kindness towards everyone,”
Stewart said. “I think that I try to do

that in my daily life, but it’s just good
to hear some tips from people who
have been studying this for years.”
Before leaving, Tulka remarked on
Towson’s “beautiful” campus and
expressed his hope that the school
will offer courses in subjects like
universal love and healing, as other
universities have done.
“The Tibetan Buddhist philosophy is that you learn through experience. So actually having this demo
here, and understanding that they’re
putting all this work into the mandala, and knowing that at the end of
the week it’ll be dismantled, we’re
all experiencing it so we’re learning
the basics of Buddhist philosophy
that way,” Pecore said. “But to have
a lecture is sort of another mode of
learning. Some people like to actually sit and listen to someone talk.”
At the closing ceremony on
Thursday, the monks dismantled
the mandala by wiping the sand
away. They gave bags of the sand
to students, who were told to either
keep the sand at home or drop it
into a body of water that will lead
into the ocean, which completes the
healing process.
“Why we destroy this mandala, it’s
important to know,” Phunchog said.
“[It] represents all things in evenness, [and that there is] no more
wronger in this world. [The world]
keeps on changing, by minute by
minute and second by second, as the
impermanence.”
Next semester, the Asian Arts &
Culture Center will host an exhibit and various events celebrating a
theme of karaoke. They will also be
offering three courses in the spring:
Asia in Maryland Cultural History
Project, Cambodian Classical Music
Ensemble and Special Topics in
Dance, Asian Traditions.
As Mystical Arts of Tibet continues to travel throughout the U.S.,
Mexico and Europe to share their
art, Phunchog hopes that people
will continue to be open to learning about the Tibetan culture and
traditions, just as Towson students
have been.
“The students, they’re showing
great interest in the programs,”
Phunchog said. “We expect and we
hope to come back again.”
Taylor DeVille contributed to
this story.

Mystical Arts of Tibet visited Towson for four days to work on a
mandala and lecture students about Tibetan culture.

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Arts

November 8 , 2016

“The Trench” brings
soldiers back to life
JESSICA RICKS
Staff Writer

“The Trench,” a student-directed play set during World War I,
explores the struggles of a soldier
as he deals with the pain of being
away from his family and the difficult life in the trenches.
Director Bridget Lindsay, along
with close friend and stage manager Billy Goheen, first saw the play
performed years ago at their high
school.
“It really struck me and sat with
me for a while,” Lindsay said. “The
message is so universal and powerful. Anyone can identify with it.
I felt like this was the time and
place for it to be told.”
Performed from Nov. 2 to Nov. 5
in the Ruth Marder Studio Theatre
inside the Center for the Arts, the
show began with evocative imagery
of soldiers lying still on the ground
against a foggy set of torn and
bloody canvases and a band playing mellow music in the corner.
When the lights dimmed and the

music stopped, the soldiers stood
up and began to tell the audience
with poetic vigor about the hard
life of a soldier and introduced
the main character, Bert, played
by Rusty Hrabe, a young man who
worked hard to be accepted into
the army and left behind a pregnant wife. He befriends a young
soldier named Collins, played by
Tim Neil, and together they venture through the hardships of war.
Everything takes a turn for the
worse when Bert receives a letter from home that says his wife
died in childbirth and bombs start
going off in the trenches, leaving
everyone dead but him. Then, he’s
approached by a demon to take
on three quests to cope with his
loss and the person he has become
during the war.
“For the play itself the best part
was being in a piece about human
experiences,” Neil said. “The cost
of war is too great to comprehend,
and the cost of life can’t be overstated.”
Originally written as an epic
poem by Oliver Lansley, it was

Courtesy of Jay Herzog, Towson Department of Theatre Arts

Bert (Rusty Hrabe) poses amongst zombie soldiers of World War I in an adaptation of “The Trench.”
transformed into a theater production with the actors reciting
the original poem to go with the
acting. According to Lindsay, the
entire process of putting together
the play was a creative one. All
of the action was actor-generated
through activities, exercises and
brainstorming.
“I loved watching the show from
start to finish,” Goheen said. “It
was just an idea on the first day.
We were seeing how much we

could get to work and from there
and watch it grow. The best part
for me was working closely with
the production team and seeing it
come to life.”
Audiences appreciated how
much work was put into the play,
from memorizing all of the lines
of Lansley’s poem to the dynamic
work with the set.
“It was really impressive,” sophomore family studies major Rachel
Sklar said. “There were a lot of

words. It was 45 minutes of nonstop speaking. There was a solid
set with lots of pieces moving
around. They did a lot with a
little.”
At its heart, “The Trench” is a
story that everyone can relate to.
“I would like people to take away
that everyone has their own story,”
Lindsay said. “There is always a
light at the end of the tunnel. As
long as you press forward, you’ll
find your purpose.”

“Sweet Transvestite.”
McDiarmid joked that walking
in heels was not as difficult as he
thought it would be but still challenging. His character was flamboyant and had to get intimate with
Brad, played by freshman Daniel
Rosen.
“I like the challenge of the costume
and making sure I was comfortable
as the character,” said McDiarmid.
The show involved a lot of interaction with the crowd. An actress
in a gray hoodie rode through the
audience on a scooter. Before the
show began, ensemble members flirted with members of the crowd by
sitting on their laps and chatting.
Janet, played by sophomore Madelyn
Dominiski, and Brad had a sex scene
at the feet of the audience members
in the front row.
During different scenes audience
members heckled and made interjections, which are known as “call
outs.” Every time Janet’s name was
mentioned in one of the songs the
audience would yell “slut,” and in
another scene Janet said, “But my
lips were hungry,” and someone
yelled “which ones?” in response,

which caused the audience to laugh.
“We can definitely hear the heckles and sometimes they’re brand new,
so it’s f**king hilarious,” Jennifer
Yarmis, who played Magenta, said.
During an intermission, Parker
Durham entertained some of the
audience by sticking a nail up his
nose and then pulling it back out.
Actors Anonymous president
Becca Altschul directed the show.
She previously acted in “Rocky
Horror” with Actors Anonymous in
2014, which inspired her to direct
this year’s production.
“It was the most rewarding experience I’ve ever had,” Atschul said.
“I got to be around the 20 most
talented people I’ve ever met. I don’t
have words to describe how beautiful
this was.”
After the actors took their final
bows, they started dancing and
singing the “Time Warp.” Members
from the audience rushed on stage
to join them.
“The leads were really funny,”
heckler and local high school senior
Emily Granger said. “10 out of 10
for entertainment. It was a lot of
fun to watch.”

Towson art department faculty
welcomed artist and designer Aric
Snee to campus Thursday to deliver a lecture about his work prior
to a faculty exhibit opening in the
Holtzmann Gallery.
Snee is currently working for a
company called Holmegaard located
in Denmark. He received his masters degree in sculpting at Alfred
University, and has been working
with glass blowing for 15 years.
Snee’s lecture, titled “Design the
Handmade,” gave the audience insight
into his educational background and
work experience. Snee also talked
about his idea of art design, craft and
form, then discussed how he incorporates his views into his work. To wrap
up the lecture, Snee presented the
audience with a few of his designs and
finished products that have gone viral
and on the market.
“I never thought of [art] like
that,” junior Collyn Mangini said.

“The way he talked about design
was really cool.”
One of Snee’s designs is a self-watering flower pot called the “Gaia.” This
product holds an hourglass shape.
Water is placed in the bottom portion
of the pot and the top holds the plant.
A nylon wick in the middle of the pot
connects the water to the plant’s soil
to ensure the right amount of water is
delivered to the plant. No parts of the
pot ever need to be replaced. All that
needs to be done is adding water to
the bottom of the pot.
“I’m taking 3D Process course
with professor Lundak and she
encouraged our class to come out
and learn about our discipline,”
senior Corey Dunning said.
Another design by Snee is called
“The Selfie Arm.” This product is a
redesign of the world wide known
gadget, the selfie stick. The Selfie
Arm is a literal, realistic clay and
fiberglass arm, with a slot at the
end to hold a phone in place. Snee
claimed the design was meant to be a
joke. He posted his design online and
it went viral within 24 hours.

LAUREN MCMILLAN
Staff Writer

Paws Café was standing room only
on Friday for the Actors Anonymous’
production of cult classic “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show.”
For the uninitiated, “Rocky Horror
follows main characters Janet and
Brad as they explore their sexuality during a night in the house of
mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Throughout the night, they meet all
sorts of zany characters and fall into
all kinds of adventures. The musical comedy horror show infamously combines insight, intrigue and
campy flair. Members of the group
showcased their singing and dancing talents on stage while wearing
feather boas and fishnet stockings.
The backdrop was painted with the
words “Don’t dream it, Be it.”
When Joshua McDiarmid, who
played Frank-N-Furter, came on
stage in a black crop top, tight black
shorts, fishnet knee highs and heels,
the crowd erupted in cheers and
laughter. McDiarmid danced across
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Grateful for good food, health
NOELLE HARADA
Columnist

It’s the fourth Thursday in
November and the aroma of
Thanksgiving
dinner
wafts
through the air. You loosen your
belt and prepare your stomach for
the meal of the year. Over the past
400 years, Thanksgiving tradition
has completely transformed. In
1621, the “first Thanksgiving”
was an autumn harvest celebration between the Pilgrims and
Wampanoag Indians that probably
consisted of shellfish, wild fowl,
deer and cornmeal. The first “official Thanksgiving” was celebrated
on Nov. 26, 1863, when Abe Lincoln
declared Thanksgiving a national
holiday. Today, Thanksgiving is
synonymous with family, football,
parades and feasts.

Thanksgiving is one of the largest
food holidays in the United States.
A holiday doused in delicious food
options inevitably results in eating
everything in sight. According to a
study conducted by Calorie Control
Council, the average American
consumes around 3,000 calories at
the Thanksgiving dinner table (not
including pre-meal snacks). Eating
more than a day’s worth of calories
in one sitting is excessive, but with
all that eating, you are also getting
a day’s worth of nutrients. Turkey
provides half of the recommended amount of folic acid and 32g
of protein in just 5oz. The same
quantity of mashed potatoes provides 45 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C,
and one half-cup serving of sweet
potatoes provides 330 percent of
your daily recommended vitamin

A. Green beans offer vitamins A, C,
K and B6, while cranberries (not
the jelly-version) are a great source
of vitamin C and manganese. Even
the pumpkin in your pie is full of
fiber and vitamin A. Although the
health benefits of these foods do
not “cancel out” the incredibly
high levels of sodium, fat and
calories, you are still enjoying a
nutrient-dense meal.
If there is ever a time to stuff
yourself to maximum capacity,
then Thanksgiving is that time.
However, if you want to avoid the
post-meal food coma, then practice
the following strategies.
First, eat slowly and listen to
your body. By eating slowly, you
give your brain time to process
what your stomach is feeling.
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said. “You know, I’ve been practicing
yoga for twenty years and I’m still very
much a beginner in my own body.”
McNairy explained that in the
U.S., yoga is not acknowledged
the ways in which it is practiced,
because it was not called yoga until
somewhat recently.
“A lot of what we do here in our
studio is related to gymnastics,” he
said. “So after this was introduced as
yoga, people started bringing themselves into it.”
Sid Yoga is still expanding, and
there are now locations in Towson,
Federal Hill, Boston and York,
Pennsylvania. Some people that have
trained in Sid Yoga studios and have
been influenced by the classes take
the brand and put it in other places.
“When a person gets on the mat,
and they really let go, that’s when
yoga takes full effect,” he said. “It’s
an intuitive practice that allows your
mind to open.”
Each of Sid Yoga’s studios teach
the Nahi Warrior Flow, which is an
athletic approach to yoga and is compared to a flowing dance. Restore and
Renew (post injury recovery), Super
Adult Yoga, Meditation, Kids yoga as
well as Foundations and Alignment
classes are also offered.
“The easiest thing is to see how
yoga brings balance into someone’s

life,” McNairy said. “Let’s say a person is out of shape, yoga can start
to balance that person out physically, and as that person is balanced
out physically, their mental side is
impacted too.”
Located a short, ten-minute walk
away from Towson’s campus, Sid Yoga
on 321 York Road aspires to become
the destination for all Towson students as an oasis to move away from
their current affairs and worries.
“We’ve had a lot of students
come here over the years and the
results of their well-being improved
dramatically,” he said. “We’ve had
Towson’s gymnastics team here, the
men’s basketball team and the softball team, too.”
Sid Yoga is a company that falls
into a donation-based system category. Their belief is that “no matter
what level of income you have, we
want to make sure everybody can get
into yoga.”
“We have what’s called ‘no limits’, which are two great classes for
students because it means you pay
what you can pay,” he said. “We like
to think that if someone likes to go
to Starbucks, they should be able
to afford yoga, and if you spend
$5-$10 towards yoga, that’s going
to benefit you more than spending
$5-$10 in Starbucks.”

A yoga studio for everyone
NICOLE SHAKHNAZAROVA
Staff Writer

While most yoga streaming platform organizations concentrate on
a single niche, Sid Yoga has had a
wealth of content across all levels of
difficulty for over 12 years.
“It started because I was coaching
Morgan State’s football team through
yoga and after that, people started
asking me to teach it all over,” founder Sid McNairy said.
McNairy started meditating at
eight years old and stuck with it
through high school, college and
beyond. After he suffered from a
painful ankle injury, he realized that
yoga could be used as a recovery tool,
not just a rejuvenating escape.
“To heal my injury, I incorporated an actual yoga Asana practice,”
he said. “When I was able to find
peace in my body from my injury, I
thought how do I find more peace
in my life? And yoga helped me to
create these things.”
Sid Yoga teaches all levels of
yoga proficiency. From beginners to
experts, there is a class crafted specifically for each individual’s ability
and aptitude.
“It’s said you stop being a beginner
in yoga thirty years later,” McNairy

Towson conquered a pair of
Colonial Athletic Association
(CAA) rivals this weekend, defeating Northeastern Sunday on senior
day and Hofstra on Friday.
Sunday, the Tigers (22-7, 9-5
CAA) defeated the Huskies (20-9,
10-5 CAA) 3-1.
“You never know how another
team is going to come out,” Head
Coach Don Metil said. “But this
year it’s really hard to get those
CAA road wins, so we just needed
to have execution of that game plan
initially and it really paid off.”
In the first set, Towson took
an early 12-5 lead, which forced
Northeastern Head Coach Ken
Nichols to take a timeout.
However, Towson did not let
Northeastern’s first time out stop
its momentum. The team went on
to extend its lead to 19-8, which
forced Northeastern to take its second timeout of the set.
Towson ultimately took the first
set after a service ace from soph-

battle. Early in the set, the two teams
omore libero Meredith Dignan
were tied 5-5. Towson opened up a
secured the team a 25-13 victory.
12-8 lead, but Northeastern tied the
“That first set was really importset 12-12.
ant,” Redshirt sophomore libero
The two teams remained in a close
Anna Holehouse said. “We showed
battle late in the set and were tied
them that we weren’t playing
25-25. However, the Tigers scratched
around because we had lost to them
out a 28-26 victory after a Huskies
previously. We showed them that
service error and a kill from senior
we are the real deal now.”
outside hitter Jessica Lewis.
In the second set, the Huskies
Early in the fourth set, Towson and
took an early 3-0 lead over the
Northeastern were
Tigers. However,
tied 9-9. The two
the Tigers went on
teams traded points
a 3-0 run to tie the
I tried to stay composed throughout most of
game 3-3.
the set, but Towson
as much as I could.
The two teams
continued to bat- But last time playing in took a 21-17 lead
and eventually put
tle back and forth
SECU was definitely away Northeastern
throughout the
middle of the sec- one to remember. To go 25-21.
“I tried to stay
ond set. Towson only four games with a
composed as much
went on a 6-0 run
to take a 13-8 lead, team like Northeastern as I could,” Lewis
said. “But last time
is huge for us.
but Northeastern
playing in SECU
fought back late in
JESSICA LEWIS
was definitely one
the set to tie the
Outside Hitter
to remember. To
game 20-20.
go only four games
Despite seven
with a team like Northeastern is huge
ties in the set, the Huskies used a
for us.”
late 5-0 run to secure a 25-21 victory
In the match, Holehouse recorded
and tie the match 1-1 going into interher thousandth dig in the contest,
mission.
against the Huskies. She is just the
The third set saw another tight

“

15th Tiger in history to reach this
milestone.
Friday, the Tigers swept the Pride
(19-8, 9-5 CAA) 3-0 to earn their first
victory of the weekend.
In the first set, Towson had a
commanding 16-9 lead over Hofstra.
However, Hofstra went on a 4-0 run
later in the game to pull within three
points of Towson.
Despite Hofstra’s comeback efforts,
Towson scored three of the last five
points to secure a 25-21 victory in the
first set.
In the second set, the Tigers went
on a late 4-0 run to take a 21-15 lead.
However, the Pride fought back to
pull within three points of the Tigers.
However, the Tigers scored four of the
next five points to earn a 25-19 win.
Towson and Hofstra fought down
to the wire in the third set and were
tied late 23-23. However, a service
error by Hofstra and a service ace from
freshman outside hitter Annie Ertz
helped the team earn a 25-23 victory
and a 3-0 sweep of Hofstra.
The Tigers will hit the road for
the final week of the regular season to take on William & Mary and
James Madison before the start of
the CAA Tournament on Nov. 18 in
Wilmington, North Carolina

Sunday vs. Northeastern
Senior OH Jessica Lewis
led the team with 17 kills.
Redshirt sophomore Anna
Holehouse became just the
15th Tiger to record 1,000
digs.
Towson honored its three
seniors Lindsay Flaherty,
Jessica Lewis and Candace
Steadman.
Friday vs. Hofstra
The Tigers swept the Pride
in three straight matches
for their second straight win.

Solutions
● Each row and each column must

contain the numbers 1 through 4
(easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging)
without repeating.

● The numbers within the heavily

8-19-16

outlined boxes, called cages, must
combine using the given operation
(in any order) to produce the target
numbers in the top-left corners.

Freshman outside hitter Annie Ertz delievers a spike against Colonial Athletic Association rival
Northeastern Sunday at SECU Arena on senior day. The Tigers went on to defeat the Huskies 3-1.

Sports

November 8, 2016

19

Towson kills
losing streak

h

Photos by Joe Noyes/ The Towerlight

Head Coach Rob Ambrose prepares to lead Towson out of the tunnel before its CAA matchup against rival Elon Saturday at Unitas Stadium. Towson defeated Elon 23-6 (above).
Redshirt freshman running back Shane Simpson carries the ball up the field against the Phoenix. Simpson finished the game with 187 rushing yards in the Tigers win (below).
JORDAN COPE
Sports Editor
@jordancope26

The return of redshirt sophomore
quarterback Morgan Mahalak and a
strong performance from redshirt freshman running back Shane Simpson lifted Towson to its first Colonial Athletic
Association (CAA) win of the season
and brought an end to the team’s sixgame losing streak.
“I’m extremely proud of my guys,”
Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “In the
world we live in, the world would have
told them that it is okay to lay down,
it’s okay to quit, it’s okay to give in.
They had to fight through the negativity that is presented to them daily, make
them question the game they love and
the people that they love while they do
it. I can’t love them enough.”
The Tigers (2-7, 1-5 CAA) wasted no
time getting on the board. On their first
drive of the game, the Tigers took a 3-0
lead over the Phoenix (2-7, 1-5 CAA)
on a career-long 47-yard field goal from
freshman kicker Aidan O’Neill.
On its second drive of the game,
Towson broke its nine-quarter scoring
drought without an offensive touchdown when Mahalak found senior
wide receiver Christian Summers for a
24-yard touchdown pass over the middle of the field.
“A big part of going out there was

knowing that I was 100 percent,”
Mahalak said. “There was nothing to
really worry about, just getting the
opportunity to play again was really
exciting. The team did a great job and
it was just a great team victory.”
In the second quarter, Elon started
with the ball and drove into Towson
territory. However, Towson’s defense
made a stand on fourth and seven
thanks to a sack by sophomore cornerback Lyrics Klugh.
Despite good field position set up
by the turnover on downs, the Tigers
were forced to punt the ball back to
the Phoenix.
On Elon’s next drive, the team drove
14 plays for 58 yards but had to settle
for a field goal after an offensive pass
interference created a third and 20 that
the team could not convert.
O’Neill put Towson on the scoreboard one more time before the end
of the first half in large part due to a
29-yard punt return by Simpson that
put the team in field goal range.
On the opening drive of the second
half, Elon was just two yards away
from scoring a touchdown. However,
a fumble by freshman running back
De’Sean McNair was recovered by
Tigers redshirt junior defensive end
D’Sean Cummings to keep the Phoenix
out of the end zone.
“We had a lot of defensive players just crowding the ball,” Cummings

said. “You see the ball pop out and you
see the ball get the ball. That’s what
our defensive staff teaches us and that’s
what we do day in and day out.”
Late in the third quarter, Elon took
advantage of a Mahalak interception.
Elon drove 37 yards to get into field
goal range to pull within one touchdown of Towson.
“I was a little rusty out there
today,” Mahalak said. “But the victory is huge for our team and and it’s
been a while so it felt pretty good to
get back out there.”
In the fourth quarter, Mahalak

redeemed himself when he threw for
his second touchdown of the game.
The 26-yard pass to senior wide receiver
Andre Dessenberg gave the Tigers a
20-6 lead with 10:01 left in the game.
The Tigers extended their lead to
23-6 late in the fourth quarter when
O’Neill converted on his third field
goal of the afternoon. The scoring drive
was setup by an interception from redshirt senior outside linebacker Jordan
Mynatt that put Towson at the Elon
16 yard line.
Towson put Elon away with 3:59 left
in the game, when Elon sophomore

quarterback Daniel Thompson threw
his second interception of the game.
Towson’s offense went on to milk the
clock and secure the 23-6 victory.
Mahalak finished the game
12-24 with two touchdowns and
one interception while Simpson
rushed for 187 yards.
“With Vito being out, he has been
helping me out a lot lately,” Simpson
said. “Then I had Grayson with me so it
wasn’t really that big of a deal.”
Towson will look to earn its third
win of the season next week against
William & Mary. Kickoff is set for noon.

A team at the goalball tournament prepares for its first game. Campus Rec and Disability Support Services helped to host Towson’s first ever goalball tournament (above).
A participant at the goalball tournament prepares to take a shot on goal. The tournament ran from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in gym three of Burdick Hall Friday evening (below).

JORDAN COPE
Sports Editor
@jordancope26

Eighteen-year-old
freshman
Muhammad Waheed gets ready
before for class every morning in
Richmond Hall. He makes his way to
the bathroom to brush his teeth, but
struggles to get the right amount of
toothpaste on his toothbrush.
Along with the challenges of
being a college freshman, Waheed
is legally blind. He has no vision
out of his left eye and minimum
function in his right. However, he
does not let his impairment slow
him down.
“I am an expert on certain
skills,” Waheed said. “I just haven’t
mastered some yet. I use different
tactics for different tasks. I use cues
and draw from my other senses.”
Due to his visual impairment,
Waheed faces obstacles in the classroom and with homework. He uses
a special laptop to help him take
notes in class and relies heavily on
audio technology to help him with
his assigned readings for homework. However, Waheed does not
let his disability get in the way of
his academic performance.
“I taught Muhammad at Perry
Hall High School,” Perry Hall high
school teacher Scott Roller said.

“He was an excellent student. He
let you know when he needed clarification on something or didn’t
understand something. He seems
to be thriving [at] Towson.”
Although Waheed faces adversity
day in and day out, he has found
a sanctuary by playing goalball, a
Paralympic sport created for those
who are visually impaired where
teams of three try to score on their
opponents’ goal.
Teams can score by rolling the
ball down the court into their opponent's goal. The team that doesn’t
have the ball has to rely on their
hearing to defend their goal.
They rely on their hearing by
listening to the bells as the ball
approaches their goal and can listen
to their teammates tapping the court.
Initially, Waheed did not like the
idea of playing goalball. He wanted
to compete in track and field in
high school but was told he didn’t
look athletic enough. It wasn’t until
he attended the Maryland School
for the Blind that he fell in love
with the game, in large part to
coach Matt Mescall.
“It’s because of people like Mr.
Matt that I love this game,” Waheed
said. “When you see the intensity
from your coach, you want to give
that same intensity in the game.”
Mescall has always enjoyed working with Waheed and speaks highly

of his character both on and off
the court.
“Muhammad is a very passionate
person,” Mescall said. “He understands that the game is bigger than
just him. He is a great advocate for
the game and he is an excellent and
outstanding person.”
Waheed has become so passionate about the sport that he has
recently introduced it to Towson.
He worked with Disability
Support Services and Campus Rec
to organize a goalball tournament
in Burdick Gym on Friday.
“We felt like we were at a legitimate goalball tournament,” Waheed
said. “Nobody felt like beginners.
The referees were awesome, even
Mr. Matt came up to me and said
something about it.”
Waheed will continue to work
with Campus Rec and hopes to create one of the few goalball teams in
the country that will travel to play
against other teams.
“I used to have a routine in high
school,” Waheed said. “My routine
was get up, go to school and come
home and do homework. When
I found goalball it gave me that
escape that I needed to prevent
burnout. I once had to listen to
six hours worth of audio recording
for class. You want to know how
important goalball is to me, well
there you go.”